Assistant Building Coordinator

Cornell University•Ithaca, NY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This role oversees the procedures for material deliveries, mail services, and ordering of supplies. It also provides support for a variety of responsibilities managed by the Facilities team and serves as back-up to the Building Coordinator, which includes entering work orders into central ticketing systems, and assigning keys. Founded in 1887, Cornell Law School is a top-tier law school. We offer a 3-year JD program for about 200 students per class, a one-year LLM program for about 90 students from countries throughout the world, and a doctoral (JSD) program for about 2-3 new students per year. Cornell Law School has 41 tenured and tenure-track faculty, including 20 with chaired faculty positions; and 15 clinical professors in the legal research and writing program and in clinics at the local, national, and international level. Our faculty is consistently ranked among the top in the country for scholarly productivity and influence, and has pre-eminence in many areas, including quantitative and qualitative empirical legal studies, international and comparative law, and robust doctrinal scholarship in core fields.

Requirements

HS Diploma and 2-4 years of experience with facility maintenance and material handling or equivalent combination.
Excellent customer service skills and the ability to effectively interpret facility occupant needs.
Provide appropriate and timely action to resolve issues.
Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable with multi-tasking and changing priorities, situations, and demands.
Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Capable of reading and understanding blueprints.
Adept in the use of hand tools.
Basic computer skills and familiarity with safety compliance policies.

Nice To Haves

Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Prior U.S. mail sorting experience.
Previous experience in facilities or custodial services.
Experience with Cornell procurement and facilities systems.

Responsibilities

Coordinate room/space arrangements for various Law School events.
Set-up faculty and staff offices.
Move/rearrange furniture.
Secure the Law School facility and exterior perimeter, and reporting any maintenance or security issues.
Organize and maintain inventories of space, office supplies, kitchen supplies, and furniture.
Assist with preventative maintenance and service requests.
Oversee procedures for material deliveries, mail services, and ordering of supplies.
Provide support for responsibilities managed by the Facilities team.
Serve as back-up to the Building Coordinator, including entering work orders into central ticketing systems and assigning keys.

Benefits

Comprehensive health care options
Generous retirement contributions
Access to wellness programs
Employee discounts with local and national retail brands
Health and personal leave
Three weeks of vacation
13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
Two additional floating holidays
Tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program
Tuition aid for external education
Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program